Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween!

It’s the spookiest time of year – and even beyond the costumes and candy, Halloween has become a reason to indulge in horror movies.  There are plenty of examples of classical music being used as film scores to some of the scariest films ever made (WQXR...
Hartford Concert Inspires!

Hartford Concert Inspires!

The Women Composers Festival of Hartford (WCFH) is an indomitable event that has been taking place in March for fifteen years.  Composers, musicians and scholars come together to create this Festival, and on Friday October 26, 2015, their Board of Directors organized...

Monday Link Round Up: October 26, 2015

Some links to start your week: Earlier this month Kaija Saariaho was interviewed by the San Francisco Classical Voice discussing her role not only as a composer, but as an educator.  Read the full interview here. Mexican conductor Alondra de la Parra has been...

Moving Forward!! (Yes, we ARE moving forward!)

Any classical music enthusiast is beyond tired of hearing about the “death” of the genre (a term that has been rightly refuted).  However, we can’t deny that the classical music community is not as flourishing as it once was, and that musicians,...
Happenin’ in Hartford!

Happenin’ in Hartford!

It’s all happenin’ in Hartford, CT!  Friday, Oct. 23, the Women Composers Festival of Hartford presents this concert, Love, Motherhood, and the Female Gaze, as part of their fundraising campaign for their annual Festival.  They are fundraising for the...